Tag: coronavirus
New inhaled COVID-19 therapeutic blocks viral replication in the lungs
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a new COVID-19 therapeutic that could one day make treating SARS-CoV-2…
At home with COVID? 5 easy tips to help you breathe more easily
Clarice Tang, Western Sydney University Shortness of breath, persistent cough and fatigue are common COVID signs and symptoms. And the…
AI Tool Pairs Protein Pathways with Clinical Side Effects, Patient Comorbidities to Suggest Targeted Covid-19 Treatments
The symptoms and side effects of Covid-19 are scattered across a diagnostic spectrum. Some patients are asymptomatic or experience a…
Common Diabetes Drug Shows Promise as Treatment for COVID-19 Lung Inflammation
Metformin is a widely prescribed blood sugar-lowering drug. It is often used as an early therapy (in combination with diet…
SARS-CoV-2 Detectable — Though Likely Not Transmissible — on Hospital Surfaces
Watching what was happening around the world in early 2020, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers knew…
AI Predicts How Patients with Viral Infections, Including COVID-19, Will Fare
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to sift through terabytes…
Study confirms longer-term lung damage after COVID-19
A study by Sheffield and Oxford researchers using a cutting-edge method of imaging has identified persistent damage to the lungs…
WILL COVID-19 EVENTUALLY BECOME JUST A SEASONAL NUISANCE?
Within the next decade, the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 could become little more than a nuisance, causing no more…